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No. 586,124.l Patented July 1s, 1897,.

WITNESSES NVENTOI? M BY UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

PETER R. HANSBURY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUSFOR MELTING AND REIVIOVING SNOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,124, dated July 13,1897.

Serial No. 601,211. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, PETER R. I-IANSBURY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus forMelting and Removing Snow, of which the following is a specification,reference being had t0 the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof, in which similar numerals of reference indicate correspondingparts wherever found throughout the several views.

This invention relates to apparatus for melting and removing snow; andthe object of the invention is to provide an improved device of thisclass which is simple in construction and operation and comparativelyinexpensive, while being well adapted to accomplish the result for whichit is intended.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is asectional side view of my im proved apparatus; Fig.2, afront viewthereof, and Fig. 3 a section of Aa detail of the construction.

In the practice of my invention I provide a vehicle which consists of ashaft or axle 5, which is provided at each end with a wheel 6 andcentrally thereof with a tongue or pole 7 and mounted on said axle, neareach end thereof, are springs 8, which support a bed or body 9, which ispreferably composed of sheet metal and which is of the form shown inFigs. 1 and 2, said bed or body extending backwardly rearwardly of theshaft and forwardly thereof a predetermined distance, and the forwardportion is carried or extended downwardly to within a short distance ofthe ground, as shown at 10, and said forward portion is dividedlongitudinally at the center thereof or provided with anupwardly-directed longitudinal slot or space 4, through which the tongueor pole 7 passes, and said tongue or pole also serves, under certaincircumstances, to support and steady the bed or body 9.

The bottom 11 of the downwardly-directed extension of the bed or body 9is provided with a number of small perforations, as shown at 12, andplaced thereon is a sliding plate or board 13, which is similarlyperforated, said sliding plate or board 13 being narrower than thebottom 1l.

Secured to the hub of one of the wheels 6 is a circular disk or Wheel14, and eccentrically and pivotally connected therewith is a rod 15,which extends upwardly and is pivotally connected with a cross-head 16,which is vertically movable and mounted on a vertical standard 17 and avertical tubular cylinder 1S, and said cross-head is provided with anupwardly-directed rod 19, which is connected with a piston-rod 20 by across-head 2l, and said piston-rod extends into the tubular cylinder 18and is provided with a piston-head 22, and this device is adapted toserve, or designed to serve, as an air-pump for forcing air into thewagonbed or body 9.

The cover of the wagon bed or body 9 is provided at or near its rear endwith any suitable safety-valve 23, and near the forward end thereof isan opening closed by a cap 24, and in practice the bed or body 9 isfilled with gasolene or other light product of hydrocarbons, and theperforations in the bottom l1 are so line that the gasolene will notflow therethrough to any considerable extent except when pressure isapplied by forcing air into the wagon bed or body.

It will be understood that the air-pump is operated as the vehicle ismoved, and air is continually forced into the wagon bed or body, and theescaping gasolene is ignited as it escapes through the bottom 11 of thefront portion of the wagon bed or body, and the flame thus produced isprojected upon the snow.

It will be understood that a high degree of heat is produced in thismanner, and the snow is rapidly melted.

The sliding plate or board 13, which projects at each side,as shown inFig. 2,is adapted to close a portion of the holes or perforations in thebottom 11, so as to limit the amount of gasolene discharged, but it Willbe understood that this sliding plate or board may be so manipulated asto open all of said perforations whenever desired.

The projections in the bottom of the downwardly-directed portion of thebed or body are of such size as to prevent the emission of oil underordinary circumstances, but allow the same to escape in iine jets underthe iniuence of the pressure produced by the air- ICO pump constructedas described, and by means of this arrangement there will be no loss ofoil, the latter being ignited when forced through the perforations andthe apparatus is in operation.

This device is simple in construction and operation and is perfectlyadapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and myinvention is not limited to the style or construction of the vehicle orto the method of connecting the bed or body 9 therewith, and it isevident that various changes in and modifications of the constructionherein described may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The herein-described apparatus for melting snow, thesame consisting of a suitable vehicle, a bed or body mounted thereon,and iilled with gasolene or similar material, a portion of said bodybeing carried downwardly in proximity to the ground, and the bottomthereof being provided with fine perforations through which the gasoleneor other material is adapted to be forced, and an air-pump which isoperated by the vehicle, for forcing` air into said bed or body wherebythe gasolene or other material is forced through said perforations,substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described apparatus for melting snow, the same consistingof a suitable vehicle, a bed or body mounted thereon, and filled withgasolene or similar material, a portion of said body being carrieddownwardly in proximity to the ground, and the bottom close saidperforations, substantially as shown and described.

3. The herein-described apparatus for melting snow, the same consistingof a suitable vehicle, a bed or body mounted thereon, and filled withgasolene or similar material, a portion of said body being carrieddownwardly in proximity to the ground, and the bottom thereof beingprovided with fine perforations through which the gasolene or oth ermaterial is adapted to be forced, and an air-pump which is operated bythe vehicle, for forcing air into said bed or body whereby the gasoleneor other material is forced through said perforations, said perforatedbody portion being also provided with a sliding plate or board which ismounted thereon, and adapted to close said perforations, and said bed orbody being also provided in the top thereof with a safety-valve,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 28th day of July,1896.

PETER R. IIANSBURY.

lVitnesses:

NV. W. HILL, CHARLES S. ROGERS.

